You assumed the role of the Chief Operations Officer for a multi-hospital and clinic healthcare organization. The organization included 10 hospitals scattered throughout the western United States. Your organization recently purchased a new multi-specialty clinic associated with one of your hospitals. The organization's policy and procedure manual were outdated thus, your corporate Human Resources Vice President assisted you in updating the manual for all the clinics. You planned and implemented the new policy and procedure manual for all the organization's clinics. Two years have passed, and you recently received a call from your Chief Executive Officer asking for a meeting with you to discuss the status of the organization. During the meeting, the CEO requested that you complete an assessment of the organization's leadership practices, structure, culture, and strategic plan. The need for a strategic initiative at this time is based on a downturn in the economy and new partnerships and alliances in the regional marketplace. A preliminary analysis of market data reflects a projected 10% decrease in elective surgery admissions and a 5% increase in charity care and Medicaid admissions for the medicine specialty. In keeping with the continuous performance improvement process and the mission and vision of the organization, you will incorporate transformational strategic planning into your assessment findings and recommendations.

Answer the following questions based on the scenario stated above

1.Statement of the Impetus for Transformational Change

2.Overview of Proposed Strategic Plan

3. Proposed Leadership Methodology to Support the Organizational Change (Benchmarks C2.7: Propose methods to innovate, plan, and lead change.)

4.Overview of Stakeholder Communication Plan

5.Statement of Potential Challenges and Preliminary Mitigation Ideas